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A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There (Outdoor Essays & Reflections) by Aldo Leopold Publisher Comments This special edition of the highly acclaimed A Sand County Almanac commemorates the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Aldo Leopold, one of the foremost conservationists of our century. First published in 1949 and praised in The New York Times... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams Publisher Comments In "The Hitchhiker's Trilogy" and the bestselling "Dirk Gently" novels, Douglas Adams has taken his millions of fans on wild excursions through time and space. Last Chance to See continues the trip--but this time the place is Earth, the date is today... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness by Edward Abbey Publisher Comments "A passionately felt, deeply poetic book. It has philosophy. It has humor. It has its share of nerve-tingling adventures...set down in a lean, racing prose, in a close-knit style of power and beauty." THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOKREVIEW Edward Abbey... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Mass Market
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Visit Sunny Chernobyl: And Other Adventures in the World's Most Polluted Places by Andrew Blackwell Publisher Comments For most of us, traveling means visiting the most beautiful places on Earth—Paris, the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon. Its rare to book a plane ticket to visit the lifeless moonscape of Canadas oil sand strip mines, or to seek out the Chinese city... (read more) Your price: $25.99 New - Hardcover
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Unsettling of America : Cultural and Agriculture (77 Edition) by Wendell Berry Publisher Comments Berry's assessment of modern agriculture and its relationship to American culture--our health, economy, personal relationships, morals, and spiritual values--is more timely than ever. This new edition of Berry's work presents a a classic testament to the... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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National Audubon Society Regional Guide to the Pacific Northwest (Audubon Society Field Guide) by National Audubon Society Publisher Comments A whole new way to look at your world: New England, Florida, California, and the Pacific Northwest are the first four subjects in a series of comprehensive field guides to the flora, fauna, landscape, and climate of specific geographic regions of North... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place by Terry Tempest Williams Publisher Comments As Utah-born naturalist Terry Tempest Williams records the simultaneous tragedies of her mother's death of cancer and the flooding of the Bear River Migratory Bird Sanctuary, she creates a document of renewal and spiritual grace destined to become a... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Walden (Concord Library) by Henry David Thoreau Publisher Comments First published in 1854, Henry David Thoreau's groundbreaking book has influenced generations of readers and continues to inspire and inform anyone with an open mind and a love of nature. With Bill McKibben providing a newly revised Introduction and... (read more) List Price $10.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Sand County Almanac: With Essays on Conservation from Round River (Outdoor Essays & Reflections) by Aldo Leopold Publisher Comments "We can place this book on the shelf that holds the writings of Thoreau and John Muir." San Francisco Chronicle These astonishing portraits of the natural world explore the breathtaking diversity of the unspoiled American landscape -- the... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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Tom Browns Field Guide To Wilderness Survival by Tom Brown Publisher Comments Here, in one essential volume, are the basics of wilderness survival. The most ancient and important skills, preserved for generations, are presented in a simple, easy-to-use format with clear illustrations and instructions. A complete must-have... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Oregon Trees & Wildflowers: An Introduction to Familiar Species of Trees, Shrubs and Wildflowers by James Kavanagh Publisher Comments Accessible and compact, this pocket-sized reference details more than 140 species of trees, shrubs, and wildflowers found in Oregon and contains a map featuring prominent, state-wide botanical sanctuaries. This durable guide is... (read more) Your price: $5.95 New - Trade Paper
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That Quail, Robert by Margaret Stanger Publisher Comments The perennially bestselling and acclaimed classic of the little bird who preferred human companionship to other quail.... (read more) List Price $10.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Mass Market
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The Greatest Lake: Stories From Lake Superior's North Shore by Conor Mihell Publisher Comments Conor Mihell offers a compelling image of Lake Superior's Canadian shore through colourful personality sketches, adventure stories, and environmental accounts. Admire the kitschy decor of lighthouse cottager Maureen Robertson, a 76-year-old who spends... (read more) List Price $11.99 Your price: $10.64 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Coming Into the Country by John McPhee Publisher Comments Coming into the Country is an unforgettable account of Alaska and Alaskans. It is a rich tapestry of vivid characters, observed landscapes, and descriptive narrative, in three principal segments that deal, respectively, with a total wilderness, with... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Last American Man by Elizabeth Gilbert Staff Pick Elizabeth Gilbert first met Eustace Conway in New York City, on the sidewalk in front of her apartment. He'd traveled from North Carolina, dressed in handmade buckskin clothing and "carrying an impressive knife on his belt." Gilbert, a regular... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Mind of the Raven : Investigations and Adventures With Wolf-birds (99 Edition) by Bernd Heinrich Publisher Comments Heinrich involves us in his quest to get inside the mind of the raven. But as animals can only be spied on by getting quite close, Heinrich adopts ravens, thereby becoming a "raven father," as well as observing them in their natural habitat. He studies... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World by David Abram Publisher Comments David Abram draws on sources as diverse as the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as an accomplished sleight-of-hand magician to reveal the subtle dependence of human cognition on the natural... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived by Ralph Helfer Publisher Comments Raised together in a small German circus town, Modoc, the elephant, and Bram, his faithful boyhood companion and later trainer, formed a bond that lasted their entire lives. It was an extraordinary friendship that was tested time and again until, in the... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation by Olivia Judson From Powells.com The sex act is, admittedly, a major preoccupation for most humans. But consider the plight of the female stick insect whose mate has been copulating with her for ten weeks straight while all she wants is a good night's sleep, or the male... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Good Life: Helen and Scott Nearing's Sixty Years of Self-Sufficient Living by Helen Nearing Publisher Comments This one volume edition of Living the Good Life and Continuing the Good Life brings these classics on rural homesteading together. This couple abandoned the city for a rural life with minimal cash and the knowledge of self reliance and good health.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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